Comayagua_(department)

Comayagua Department

Comayagua Department

Department in Honduras

Comayagua (Spanish pronunciation: [komaˈʝaɣwa]) is one of the 18 departments (departamentos) into which Honduras is divided. The departmental capital is Comayagua.

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Geography

The department covers a total surface area of 5,124 km² and, in 2015, had an estimated population of 511,943 people.

Economy

Historically, the department produced gold, copper, cinnabar, asbestos, and silver. Gems were also mined, including opal and emerald. The area was also known for "fine" cattle.[5]

Municipalities

  1. Ajuterique
  2. Comayagua
  3. El Rosario
  4. Esquías
  5. Humuya
  6. La Libertad
  7. Lamaní
  8. Las Lajas
  9. La Trinidad
  10. Lejamaní
  11. Meámbar
  12. Minas de Oro
  13. Ojos de Agua
  14. San Jerónimo
  15. San José de Comayagua
  16. San José del Potrero
  17. San Luis
  18. San Sebastián
  19. Siguatepeque
  20. Taulabé
  21. Villa de San Antonio

Notes

  1. Comayagua was one of the first 7 departments in which the national territory was divided in the first political division of Honduras in 1825.

References

  1. [1]
    "GeoHive - Honduras extended". Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  2. [2]
    "TelluBase—Honduras Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  3. [3]
    "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. [4]
    "Consulta Base de datos INE en línea: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2013" [Consult INE online database: Population and Housing Census 2013]. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) (in Spanish). El Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  5. [5]
    Baily, John (1850). Central America; Describing Each of the States of Guatemala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. London: Trelawney Saunders. pp. 128–129.



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